Protection Associate

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

A (least hardship)

Family

UNOPS LICA6

2024-10-01

September 15, 2024

The Protection Associate will provide support to UNHCR Office in Kazakhstan in implementation of everyday activities as part of MFT and individually to support implementation of UNHCR mandate.
The Protection Associate is expected to coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless people, and identify opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards in operational responses in all sectors. S/he contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and liaises externally with authorities and partners on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor.
The Protection Associate also ensures that refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless people are involved in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.
The Protection Associate will be part of UNHCR Office Astana and implement protection activities under direct supervision of Assistant Programme officer.
The position can be extended to 2025 upon funds availability.

 

Standard Job Description

Required Languages

Russian

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English

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Desired Languages

Kazakh

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Additional Qualifications

Skills

Legal Research, PR-Analysis of laws and practice related to nationality matters, PR-Analysis of laws and practice relevant to human rights, PR-Asylum/Migration, PR-Asylum related guidelines, policy and procedures development, PR-Statelessness- Principles and Procedures, operational arrangements/assistance

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA): International Law, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Law

Certifications

Protection, Working with Persons of Concern: Refugees, Working with Persons of Concern: Stateless

Other information

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to written test and interview.This position doesn’t require a functional clearance

Home-Based

No